BMP Table

BMP Table

Symptom/Issue To be Addressed	Cause	On-System: Ditch System	On-System: Tile System	Off-System
Erosion	Construction	Stormwater Runoff Control (NRCS CP 570) MN Stormwater Manual Practice Standard	Stormwater Runoff Control (NRCS CP 570) MN Stormwater Manual Practice Standard	Stormwater Runoff Control (NRCS CP 570) MN Stormwater Manual Practice Standard
Excessive Sediment (Aggradation)	Excessive sediment transport from field and upstream ditch bottom and side slopes.	Open Channel (NRCS CP 582) - Natural Channel/Two-stage Channel Design Factsheet (see page 115 of The Agricultural BMP Handbook for Minnesota) Practice Standard Two-Stage Channel Design Guidance or Part 654: Stream Restoration Design National Engineering Handbook	Tile Replacement (NRCS CP 606) Practice Standard Design Guidance	Cover Crops (NRCS CP 340) Factsheet (see page 36 of The Agricultural BMP Handbook for Minnesota) Practice Standard Practice Information
		Grade Stabilization Structure - Side Inlet (Various Types) (NRCS CP 410) Factsheet (see page 40 of The Agricultural BMP Handbook for Minnesota) Practice Standard	Alternative Tile Intakes (Perforated Risers, Gravel/rock inlets, dense pattern Tile) (NRCS CP 606) Factsheet (see page 67 of The Agricultural BMP Handbook for Minnesota) Practice Standard	Grassed Waterways (NRCS CP 412) Factsheet (see page 84 of The Agricultural BMP Handbook for Minnesota) Practice Standard Design Guidance
		Grade Stabilization Structure (Upstream in Ditch) (NRCS CP 410) Factsheet (see page 40 of The Agricultural BMP Handbook for Minnesota) Practice Standard		Water and Sediment Control Basin (NRCS CP 638) Factsheet (see page 143 of The Agricultural BMP Handbook for Minnesota) Practice Standard Design Guidance
		Energy Dissipation at Piped outlets Design Guidance CSP or MnDOT Standard Plates RCP or MnDOT Standard Plates		Contour Bufferstrips (NRCS CP 332) Factsheet: (see page 28 ofThe Agricultural BMP Handbook for Minnesota) Practice Standard Practice Information
		Sediment Basin (NRCS CP 350) Factsheet: (see page 134 of The Agricultural BMP Handbook for Minnesota) Practice Standard		Contour Farming (NRCS CP 330) Factsheet: (see page 33 of The Agricultural BMP Handbook for Minnesota) Practice Standard Practice Information
		Constructed (Treatment) Wetland (NRCS CP 656) Factsheet (see page 146 of The Agricultural BMP Handbook for Minnesota) Practice Standard Design Guidance		Conservation Cover (NRCS CP 327) Factsheet (see page 22 of The Agricultural BMP Handbook for Minnesota) Practice Standard
		Vegetated Buffer Strips [Filter strips (393)] Factsheet (see page 125 of The Agricultural BMP Handbook for Minnesota) Practice Standard		Terrace (600) Factsheet (see page 113 of The Agricultural BMP Handbook for Minnesota) Practice Standard Design Guidance
				Conservation Tillage (NRCS CPs 329, 345, 346) Factsheet (see page 94 of The Agricultural BMP Handbook for Minnesota) CP 329 Practice Standard CP 329 Practice Information CP 345 Practice Standard CP 345 Practice Information CP 346 Practice Standard Residue Management Information
				Vegetated Bufferstrips [Filter strips (NRCS CP 393)] Factsheet (see page 125 of The Agricultural BMP Handbook for Minnesota) Practice Standard
Excessive Nutrients	Excessive nutrient use, drain tile leaching, carried in surface runoff	Constructed Wetland for Storage and Treatment (In-line or Off-channel) (NRCS CP 656) Factsheet (see page 146 of The Agricultural BMP Handbook for Minnesota) Practice Standard Design Guidance	Denitrifying Bioreactor (NRCS CP 605) Factsheet (see page 156 of The Agricultural BMP Handbook for Minnesota) Practice Standard	Nutrient Management (NRCS CP 590) Factsheet (see page 48 of The Agricultural BMP Handbook for Minnesota) Practice Standard
		Open Channel (NRCS CP 582) - Natural Channel/Two-stage Channel Design Factsheet (see page 115 of The Agricultural BMP Handbook for Minnesota) Practice Standard Two-Stage Channel Design Guidance Natural Channel Design Guidance	Saturated Buffer (NRCS CP 604) Practice Standard	Denitrifying Bioreactor (NRCS CP 605) Factsheet (see page 156 of The Agricultural BMP Handbook for Minnesota) Practice Standard
			Wetland Creation (In-line or Off-channel) (NRCS CP 656) Factsheet (see page 146 of The Agricultural BMP Handbook for Minnesota) Practice Standard Design Guidance	Saturated Buffer (NRCS CP 604) Practice Standard
				Drainage Water Management (NRCS CAP 130, CP 587, CP 554) Factsheet (see page 75 of The Agricultural BMP Handbook for Minnesota) CP 554 Practice Standard CP 587 Practice Standard
				Cover Crops (NRCS CP 340) Factsheet (see page 36 of The Agricultural BMP Handbook for Minnesota) Practice Standard Practice Information
				Conservation Tillage (NRCS CPs 329, 345, 346) Factsheet (see page 94 of The Agricultural BMP Handbook for Minnesota) CP 329 Practice Standard CP 329 Practice Information CP 345 Practice Standard CP 345 Practice Information CP 346 Practice Standard Residue Management Information
				Conservation Cover (NRCS CP 327) Factsheet (see page 22 of The Agricultural BMP Handbook for Minnesota) Practice Standard
				Conservation Crop Rotations (NRCS CP 328) Practice Standard
In-Ditch Erosion (Headcutting/Degradation)	Excessive Slope in Drainage Conveyance	Rock Riffle/Rock Grade Control Structure Grade Stabilzation Structure (NRCS CP 410) Factsheet (see page 40 of The Agricultural BMP Handbook for Minnesota) Practice Standard Design Guidance or Part 654 NEH TS14H
		Grade Stabilization Structure (NRCS CP 410) Reinforced Concrete Weir Spillway Factsheet (see page 40 of The Agricultural BMP Handbook for Minnesota) Practice Standard Design Guidance
		Grade Stabilization Structure (NRCS CP 410) Reticulated Concrete Block Drop Structure Factsheet (see page 40 of The Agricultural BMP Handbook for Minnesota) Practice Standard
		Grade Stabilization Structure (NRCS CP 410) Rock Grade Control Structure Factsheet (see page 40 of The Agricultural BMP Handbook for Minnesota) Practice Standard
		Lined Waterway or Outlet (NRCS CP 468) Practice Standard Design Guidance
		Open Channel (NRCS CP 582) - Natural Channel/Two-stage Channel Design Factsheet (see page 115 of The Agricultural BMP Handbook for Minnesota) Practice Standard: See Open Channel (582) Two-Stage Channel Design Guidance Natural Channel Design Guidance
Ditch Slope or Bank Erosion	Channel migration, Excessive discharge	Rock Riprap Design Guidance
		Lined Waterway or Outlet (NRCS CP 468) Practice Standard Design Guidance
		Streambank and Shoreline Protection (NRCS CP 580) Factsheet (see page 109 of The Agricultural BMP Handbook for Minnesota) Practice Standard
		Stream Barbs/J-hook Vanes J-Hook Design Guidance Stream Barb Design Guidance
		Stream Restoration - Toe Wood-Sod Mat Factsheet
		Open Channel (NRCS CP 582) - Natural Channel/Two-stage Channel Design Factsheet (see page 115 of The Agricultural BMP Handbook for Minnesota) Practice Standard Two-Stage Channel Design Guidance Natural Channel Design Guidance
Tributary Erosion	Excessive slope and Discharge Entering Ditch	Grade Stabilization Structure Side Inlet (Various Types) (NRCS CP 410) Factsheet (see page 137 of The Agricultural BMP Handbook for Minnesota)
		Water & Sediment Control Basin (638) Factsheet (see page 143 of The Agricultural BMP Handbook for Minnesota) Practice Standard Design Guidance
Excessive Peak Discharge/Inadequate Capacity	Landuse Change, Climate Change, Flooding	Open Channel (NRCS CP 582) - Natural Channel/Two-stage Channel Design Factsheet (see page 115 of The Agricultural BMP Handbook for Minnesota) Practice Standard Two-Stage Channel Design Guidance Natural Channel Design Guidance	Surge Pond/Off-channel Storage site	Water and Sediment Control Basin (NRCS CP 638) Factsheet (see page 143 of The Agricultural BMP Handbook for Minnesota) Practice Standard Design Guidance
		Surge Pond/Off-channel Storage (See Sediment Pond and Dam Guidance)	Dam (NRCS CP 402) Practice Standard Design Guidance	Terrace (NRCS CP 600) Factsheet (see page 113 of The Agricultural BMP Handbook for Minnesota) Practice Standard Design Guidance
		Dam (NRCS CP 402) Practice Standard Design Guidance
		Culvert Sizing Factsheet (see page 80 of The Agricultural BMP Handbook for Minnesota) Guidelines (see Red River Basin Flood Damage Reduction Work Group, TSAC Technical Paper No. 15)
Statute Mandate in Drainage Law	Statute Mandate in Drainage Law	Vegetated Bufferstrips [Filter strips (NRCS CP 393)] Factsheet (see page 125 of The Agricultural BMP Handbook for Minnesota) Practice Standard